Novel chemistry of invasive exotic plants

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-193

  Cappuccino, Naomi ^a   Arnason, J Thor ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Enemy release hypothesis; Plant secondary chemistry

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOTIC SPECIES; FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES INVASION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745315003     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0433     Document Type: Article

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